Monsters

Tonight I heard Isaac talking after we had put him to bed, so I sat ouside his door to listen to what he was saying. I heard, "monsters are not scary", "monsters-they are just pretend". I love that kid.

Groundhog Day

Isaac and I had a little Groundhog Day celebration yesterday. He colored a picture of a groundhog (he's finally liking to color) and helped me make a little groundhog that pops out of a cup.

He loved playing peek-a-boo with the groundhog.

His finished projects.

After his projects he helped me make cupcakes and I decorated a few to look like groundhogs. The groundhog is made from an almond joy with candy as the face and ears. Isaac didn't help with these because I struggled to make them but I thought they turned out cute. Happy Groundhog Day everyone! (I never did hear if he saw his shadow...)

Sledding

We took Isaac sledding for the first time on New Years Day. We went to my grandparents house and used the hill in their backyard. We thought it would be the perfect size for Isaac. He had fun and wasn't scared at all to go down by himself.

He did get tired of it quicker then I thought he would. He kept asking to go inside and we'd drag him up the hill for "one more time". I guess Shawn and I were more into it then he was.

Isn't he cute all bundled up in his snow gear?

More old stuff

September brought a new battle wound. I wouldn't say it was the highlight of our month. Poor kid had to go to the doctor to have it glued back together. (way better then stitches!)

He had a blast at the pumpkin patch with Ezra and Noah! He loves pumpkins. (once he figured out they weren't balls) He loved Halloween this year, he was a cute little monkey. I somehow didn't get a picture of him in his costume though.

We figured out road trips are much easier with a little Elmo on the DVD player. Yeah! What a difference that made.

Isaac figured out macaroni makes a huge mess and a really fun afternoon. Can you see it stuck to the bottom of his feet? Ewww.

Catching up

Have I really not posted anything since August?? I'm going to do a little catching up.



We spent the rest of August getting in as much summer fun as we could!



Isaac tried Grandpa Long's homemade ice cream...

then licked up the water off the ground. (we let him do that?? yuck!)

He went to his first baseball game-

And to the zoo for the first time-

He had fun playing in the sand and water at pineview.

His favorite summer pastime at home was riding in his cars!

Hanging out at Great-Grandma and Grandpa's with all of the great-grandkids

And last but not least, he ended the month with more homemade ice cream at 5th Sunday.

Busted!!

This kid just cracks me up! Always something new and entertaining with him!!

Messy Face Part 2

Can you tell who is learning to feed himself???


Sometimes with a spoon...



Sometimes without...

Sometimes with two spoons...

And when all else fails...

And I thought I made a mess when I fed him!!!

Swimming lessons

Isaac took his first swimming lessons a few weeks ago. It was a parent/child class at North Shore and Becky and Daxton took them with us. We had so much fun! Isaac still just loves to be in the water but was a little sad when he realized we weren't at the pool just to go down the frog slide. They did have a good time chasing the balls and ducks around the pool and splashing to the songs.

I usually took Isaac but this was Shawn's day off, so he got in with him so I could get pictures. I love this next picture, looks like Isaac doesn't quite trust Shawn to help him with the back float!

Healing Field

The pictures don't quite do it justice (and didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped thanks to a slow camera and a squirmy little baby) but this tribute at the fairgrounds is amazing. There are 5000 flags tied with yellow ribbons and names of soldiers who paid the ultimate price fighting for our freedom. Wow. Really makes you stop and think of the sacrifice of these soldiers and their families. It doesn't seem adequate, but I am so grateful for our freedom and the price they paid to defend it. If you haven't had a chance to go see this, GO! It will be up for a few more days at the Weber fairgrounds. Don't miss your chance to walk through these flags and pay your respects to these fallen heroes.

Our 4th of July celebrations

We spent the morning of the 4th at my cousins house. They had all sorts of fun activities and water games. We had a great time! Shawn actually started his day a little earlier putting out flags in the neighborhood then going to our ward breakfast, but Isaac slept in so I took advantage of that and slept in too.

After taking Isaac home for a nap we headed to our favorite tradition-the Bees game with our friends. It was Isaac's first baseball game and we were so excited to take him. He was just excited to be hanging out outside with so much going on around him. He was really good all night and had lots of fun.

Eating his first taste of cotton candy. He wasn't quite sure what to think of it.

Sweet baby Jane. She was such an angel the whole night. When she wasn't sleeping she was happy. She is such a good baby!

Our sweet little man. I just can't say it enough, we sure love this kid!!

Isaac had a hard time obeying the sign-all he wanted to do was climb on the fence. The big boys were good to help him stay down.

The game was SO long and it was really late when it ended, but Isaac was still going strong and he loved the fireworks. Now whenever he hears one going off he points to the sky and says "boom". So cute!

It was a long day but so much fun! I love the 4th of July! Hooray for living in America, we are so blessed!

Loving summer!

Isaac has been loving summer! He loves being outside and loves being in the water. We got a season pass to the North Ogden aquatic center and I've taken him a few times. He has no fear and loves the slides. He keeps me running! Grandma and Grandpa set up a waterslide and pool at playgroup last week and he had a great time. He ate his first ice cream cone and loved it! It was a good thing we were outside and could put him in the pool after because he made a huge sticky mess! Summer is the best and I have loved having fun in the sun with my sweet little boy!